Watchcase



May sf, 1924.

F. HAY@ WATCHPS E Filed March 20,

Patented May 6, 1924.

UNITED STATES FREDERICK HAYo, or ELMHURST, NEW YORK.

WATCHCASE.

Application led March 20, 1922. Serial No. 545,180.

To all whom t may cof/wem Be it known that I, FREDERICK HAYO, cit1 zen of the United States, and resident of Elmhurst, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain4 new and useful Improvements in Watchcases, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to waterproof cases in general, and particularly to the kind to be used in carrying watches either on the wrist or as a pendent.

One of the prime objects of my invention is to provide a case which may be used for i watches of various sizes without in any way changing the size of the case or any of its fixed parts.

Another object of my invention is to provide yieldable means within such case for suspending the watch within the case at both of its faces and at its periphery.

A further object of this invention is to provide peripheral suspension means which will adjust themselves around the watch and Vsuspend the same centrally in the case no matter of what size that watch may be.

Another object of my invention is to provide watertight means for connecting the units of which the case is composed. f

A further obj ect of my invention is to provide means for protecting a transparent cover from breakage or other damage from without.

Another object of my invention is to provide in connection with such a case, an independent suspension member adapted to be associated with the case, and further adapted to provide means whereby the case may be either carried on the wrist or may be suspended from the neck of the wearer.

The foregoing and further objects will be more fully apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, and in which:

Figure l represents a front elevation of a preferred form of lmy device, partially in section.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a partial enlarged sectional view of the base member of my device.

Fi re 4 is a similar view of the covering mem er of my device.

Figure 5 is a top view of the self-adjusting peripheral suspension member not in operative position.

Figure 6 represents two preferred forms of cross sectional views taken on line 6--6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a top view partially`-broken olf of the independentl case suspension mem-` ber.

Figure 8 is a diagrammatical view show-v ing the peripheral watch suspension member adjusted around a watch smaller than that shown in Figure 1.y y

Referring to the figures, numeral 1 represents a watch having a neck portion 2 and a carrying ring 3. vThe back of the watch rests upon a felt cushion 4 permanentlyv associa'ted witha yieldable spider 5, the prongs 6 of which rest against the back 7 of the flange base member 8 of my device. l

As will be seen in detail in Figure 3, the back of the flange member is expanded into a fold or flange 9 and is'threaded at 10 and reduced in diameter at 11, and terminates in an inwardly projecting flange 12.

The cover member 13 is also equipped with an annular flange 14 and an internal thread 15 adapted to engage the external thread 10 of the base member.

In Figure 4 it will be clearly seen that an annular inwardly projecting bead 16 is made in order to hold in place a rubber or other watertight gasket 17, a transparent cover 18 and another rubber gasket 19. The front face of the cover member is preferably perforated as clearly seen in Figure 1 at 20 and 21 in any desired decorative manner. The perforations, however, are so arranged astol `Surrounding asket 2O there is a ringshaped independent supporting member in-l dicated at 21, and provided at the top portion with a slot 22, adapted to receive a convenient suspension means indicated in broken lines at 23 in Figure l.

Extending from both sides of the case suspension member are lugs 24 pro-vided with slots 25 also adapted to receive carrying members 26, particularly adapted to attach the case around the wrist.

As may observed from Figure 2, the case suspension member 21 is held in place between llanges 9 and 14 the same way as is gasket 20. Since the latter is to be comy ber indicated at 8.

a suspension member must be very flexibler pressed to a certain extent, it is necessary that in yorder to hold the case suspension member firmly between the flanges, the gasket is comparatively of a greater thickness.

Bearing against flange 12 of 'the base member is another spider 27 bearing with its substantially circular portion 28 against the front face of the watch. Spider 27 is also yieldable and will adjust itself according to the thickness of the watch, as does spider 5 bearing against the back face of the watch. I

Flange 12 not only serves as support for the outer spider, but also as base for gasket 17 of the cover member.

In Figures 1 and 2, it will be seen that the peripheral watch suspension member 29 completely surrounds the watch at its periphery and is bent back at the watch ring 3 and bears with its ends against the inner wall' of base member 8. This peripheral watch suspension member is preferably made of a very resilient spring either of plain straight shape as shown at 30 in Figure 6, or somewhat trough-like as shown at 31. i

In Figure 8 there will be seen a watch comparatively smaller than that shown in Figure 1 where the peripheral suspension member 29 is flexed around the periphery of the watch indicated at 1 and bears with its ends against the inner wall of base mem- It is evident that such in order to automatically adjust itself to any size of watch which may be inserted into the casing.

When a watch is to be secured in a case, the peripheral suspension member 29 is placed into the case so as to form a loop similar to that shown in Figure 8 at 29.`

Then the loop is spread so as to accommo cushion 4l. In this position the suspension member should snugly embrace the watch. rIhen the prongs 27 of spider 27 are forced passed the edge oflange 12 of the base mein ber, wliereafter the cover member is tightly screwed down, so that all the gaskets 17, 19, and 20 are fully compressed, thus assuring watertight connection between the parts.

It is to be observed that the compression of the respective gaskets must be carried out to a'point where flanges 9 and 14 will come in contact with case suspension member 21, which is preferably notched at 21', which notch corresponds with a projection 9 of the flange 9 of the base.

When the flanges thus press against the.

case support, they prevent the latter from turning. It is evident that other means may be provided for preventing case suspension member 21 fromrotation, relative to the case.

While I have shown a specific form of my device, be it understood that the shape of the casing may be altered and made in any desirable size. Similarly the watch .suspension means and particularly the self adjusting peripheral suspension means, forming one of the important features of my invention may also be altered in shape or otherwise improved without departing from the broad idea of my invention, for which I claim 1. A watertight watch case, comprising in combination, a housing, means for resiliently suspending a watch within the housing at both of its faces, and other singular resilient and self-adjusting means forsuspending the watch circumferentially, said latter means being independent of and not attached to said watch case.

- 2. A watertight watch case, comprising in combination, a housing, a resilient back support and a resilient front support for a watch, a singular, resilient self-adjusting, band-like peripheral watch support, independent of and unattached to said watch case.

3. A watertight watch case, comprising in combination, a base member, a cover member adapted to engage the former, facial and peripheral watch suspension means within said base member, and an independent case suspension member adapted to be held between said base and cover members.

1. A watertightwatch case, comprising in combination, flanged base and cover mem bers adapted to telescope with each other, a pair of facial spider supports for a watch, a band-shaped, self-adjusting peripheral watch support, an independent case suspension member adapted to be held between the flanges of said base and cover members, a transparent covering held within said cover member and means associated with the latter for preventing damage to said transparent covering.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 28th day of February, A. D. 1922. V

. FREDERICK HAYO. 

